At Armin Strom, a classic colour goes where the brand has never taken it before: deep blue runs from the movement’s mainplate to the hands, the indexes and the strap.
Armin Strom today introduces the Dual Time GMT Resonance Manufacture Edition Blue, limited to 50 pieces worldwide.
Two finely grained white dials, with white azurage chapter rings, sit on the blue mainplate. Each keeps its own time zone, with hours, minutes and a day/night indicator of sun rays and a crescent moon. Turn the watch over and the blue continues, in laser-engraved lettering and two matching gear-train bridges, finished with Côtes de Genève, circular graining and perlage.
Behind the dials, the manual-winding calibre ARF22 uses Armin Strom’s patented resonance clutch, so its two independent regulating systems oscillate together, at 3.5 Hz with 42 hours of power reserve. The company, revitalised in 2009 by Master Watchmaker Claude Greisler and entrepreneur Serge Michel, designs, develops and assembles every watch in-house.
Armin Strom calls this pursuit the Science of Movement.
The Basics
Brand: Armin Strom
Model: Dual Time GMT Resonance Manufacture Edition Blue
Reference: ST26-DT.60
Diameter: 39.00mm
Thickness: 9.05mm
Case material: Stainless steel; sapphire crystal and case back, anti-reflective treatment
Dial: Two white grenage dials with white azurage chapter rings; blue PVD-coated indexes and hands; day/night discs in polished and blackened steel
Water resistance: 5 ATM
Strap: Matte dark blue alligator, white stitching; stainless steel pin buckle
Limited edition: 50 pieces
The Movement
Calibre: Armin Strom manufacture Calibre ARF22
Functions: Double time zone, independent hours, minutes and day/night indicator; resonance
Winding: Manual; blue PVD-coated mainplate and bridges
Power reserve: 42 hours
Frequency: 3.5Hz (25,200 vph)
Jewels: 40
Images courtesy of Armin Strom.